Kvaser PCIcan II User manual

Kvaser PCIcan II User's Guide
Copyright 2001-2011 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com
Last updated Wednesday, 05 September 2012
We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. Kvaser AB cannot, however, assume
any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and
should not be construed as a commitment by Kvaser AB.

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1 Table of Contents
Kvaser PCIcan II User's Guide.............................................................................................................1
1Table of Contents............................................................................................................................3
2Introduction ....................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Scope of this document.............................................................................................................4
2.2 General description...................................................................................................................5
2.3 PCIcan II features.....................................................................................................................5
3Kvaser PCIcan II Hardware..........................................................................................................6
3.1 Technical Specifications...........................................................................................................6
3.2 Schematics................................................................................................................................7
3.3 The Isolated CAN Drivers........................................................................................................8
4Kvaser PCIcan II Installation........................................................................................................9
4.1 Install hardware ........................................................................................................................9
4.2Updated drivers and device firmware.......................................................................................9
4.3 Adjusting interrupt and I/O space resources.............................................................................9
4.4 Motherboard power supply.......................................................................................................9
4.5 The CAN Channels.................................................................................................................10
4.6 CAN bus termination..............................................................................................................11
4.7 LED Indicators .......................................................................................................................12
4.8 Do’s and Don’ts ......................................................................................................................12
5Software Support..........................................................................................................................13
6Disposal and Recycling Information...........................................................................................14
7Legal Information.........................................................................................................................15
8Document Revision History .........................................................................................................16

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2 Introduction
Since 1985, Kvaser has turned its full attention towards Controller Area Network and
associated technologies. Based in Sweden, Kvaser develops and manufactures innovative
and high performance PC interfaces for the global market.
2.1 Scope of this document
This manual is applicable to the Kvaser products found in Table 1. Since the hardware is
essentially the same this guide will refer to all these devices as just PCIcan II.
Table 1. The PCIcan II devices and their product numbers.
Device
Product Number
Description
Kvaser PCIcan II HS/HS
00235-7
Two channel CAN
interface
Kvaser PCIcan II HS/HS (old
version, 5V only)
00157-2
Two channel CAN
interface
This board is no longer manufactured
and is replaced by p/n 00235-7.
Kvaser PCIcan II HS
00226-5
One channel CAN
interface
Kvaser PCIcan II LP HS
00228-9
One channel CAN
interface with low profile
bracket.
The complete line of PCIcan II products are discontinued, due the release of the new PCIcanx
II boards, see Table 2 . PCIcanx II is fully software compatible with PCIcan II for easy
integration in existing systems.
Table 2. The replacement products for PCIcan II.
Device
Product Number
Replacement Product
Kvaser PCIcan II HS/HS
(3.3V and 5V version)
00235-7
Kvaser PCIcanx II HS/HS
Kvaser PCIcan II HS/HS
(old 5V version)
00157-2
Kvaser PCIcanx II HS/HS
Kvaser PCIcan II HS
00226-5
Kvaser PCIcanx II HS with full
height PCI bracket
Kvaser PCIcan II LP HS
00228-9
Kvaser PCIcanx II HS with low
profile bracket

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2.2 General description
Kvaser PCIcan II is an interface board that connects up to two CAN networks to a PC using
the PCI bus. You can with benefit use several Kvaser PCIcan II boards on the same PC.
It contains the powerful M16C micro-controller from Renesas with two built-in CAN
controllers. It handles CAN messages with 11 bit (CAN 2.0A) as well as 29 bit (CAN 2.0B)
identifiers. Remote frames can be sent and received without restrictions. PCIcan II can detect
and generate error frames on the CAN bus. PCIcan II provides one or two completely
independent CAN channels with separate connectors. The CAN bus transceivers are
integrated into the device. The Kvaser PCIcan II is an improved version of the Kvaser PCIcan
family of boards. It is fully compatible with the Kvaser PCIcan boards but features:
Improved performance
High performance on-board microcontroller
Large on-board RAM buffer for CAN messages
Kvaser offers excellent software support. All Kvaser products utilize the common and user
friendly Application Programming Interface, Kvaser CANlib API. It enables you to run any
applications using Kvaser CANlib API on any Kvaser products, without the need of editing the
code and recompile it.
Example of supported PCI, PC/104-Plus, USB and PCMCIA interfaces:
Kvaser PCIcanx II
Kvaser PCIcanx
Kvaser PC104+
Kvaser PCIcan II
Kvaser PCIcan
Kvaser PCcan
Kvaser Leaf Professional / SemiPro / Light
Kvaser Memorator II
Kvaser Memorator
Kvaser LAPcan II
Kvaser LAPcan
2.3 PCIcan II features
Compliant with PCI revision 2.2
High performance on-board microcontroller
Communicates with the PC through a fast DPRAM
Large on-board RAM buffer to off load the PC
Supports CAN 2.0 A and 2.0 B (active)
Supports “Silent Mode”
ISO 11898-2 compliant High Speed CAN transceivers
Supports bit rates from 20 kbit/s up to 1 Mbit/s
CAN oscillator frequency: 16MHz
DC/DC power supply to galvanically isolated bus drivers –no need for extra external
power supply
High-speed isolator circuits between CAN circuits and CAN drivers
Quick and easy plug and play installation
Interfaces the CAN bus with industry standard DSUB connector(s)

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3 Kvaser PCIcan II Hardware
This chapter describes the hardware properties for Kvaser PCIcan II.
3.1 Technical Specifications
Technical specifications for the Kvaser PCIcan II boards:
Table 3. Technical specifications for two-channel devices manufactured before June
2004; part number 00157-2.
PCI Slot Type
32-bit, 33 MHz, 5V signaling
Required PCI voltages
5V and 3.3V (If a PCI slot has 5V, it also has 3.3V if the
computer is compliant to the PCI standard.)
Table 4. Technical specifications for all one-channel devices, and for the two-channel
devices manufactured after June 2004; part number 00235-7.
PCI Slot Type
32-bit, 33 MHz, 5V or 3.3V signaling
Required PCI voltages
5V and 3.3V (If a PCI slot has 5V, it also has 3.3V if the
computer is compliant to the PCI standard.)
Table 5. Technical specifications common to all variants of the Kvaser PCIcan II
PCI Revision
2.2
CAN channels
2 (CAN 2.0A and 2.0B active)
CAN Transceivers
Philips 82C251 (ISO 11898-2 compliant)
CAN Controller
Built into the M16C; ISO 11898-1 compliant.
Microcontroller
Mitsubishi/Renesas M16C/6N, 256 kB Flash and 10 kB
RAM.
Bit rate, CAN bus
20 kbit/s to 1 Mbit/s
Timestamp resolution
10 μs
Error Frame Detection
Yes
Error Frame Generation
Yes
Hardware requirements
IBM PC AT, or 100% compatible, with a free PCI slot.
Power consumption
Approximately 1 W (200 mA)
Software requirements1
Windows XP or later. (For other operating systems, see
Kvaser web or contact Kvaser support.)
Configuration
Done by software (Plug & Play)
Dimensions (W*L)
120 x 95 mm (approx. 4.5 x 4 in.)
Operating temperature
-25 ºC ... +85 ºC
Storage temperature
-35 ºC ... +85 ºC
Relative Humidity
0% ... 85% (non condensing.)
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Contact us for other operating systems.

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3.2 Schematics
This chapter describes the three product variants of Kvaser PCIcan II.
3.2.1 PCIcan HS/HS - a two-channel full-height PCI board
This board has been manufactured in two versions:
A version that can be used in PCI slots with 5V signaling. This version was
manufactured until around June 2004. The part number was 00157-2.
A version that can be used both in PCI slots with 5V signaling and in PCI slots with
3.3V signaling. The part number is 00235-7.
To determine which voltages your board requires, look at the voltage keying on the PCI
connector.
Figure 1: The PCI connector with its voltage keying
If the board has two keys as seen in Figure 1, then it can be mounted in both 5V PCI
slots and 3.3 V PCI slots.
The PCI standard refers to this type of card as “Universal cards”.
If the board has just the 5V key, then it requires a 5V PCI slot.
3.2.2 PCIcan II HS –a one-channel full-height PCI board
This is simply a one-channel version of the above board, with the exception that there is only
one version, which can handle both 5V and 3.3V PCI slots.
3.2.3 PCIcan II LP HS –a one-channel low-profile PCI board
This is low-profile (about half the height) version of the above card. Note that it requires a low-
profile PCI slot! It can accept both 5V and 3.3V PCI slots.

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Figure 2. A low-profile PCIcan II LP HS board.
3.3 The Isolated CAN Drivers
Each CAN transceiver is isolated from the CAN controller and all other CAN transceivers. The
CAN transceiver will get the necessary power from the PCI bus via an isolated DC/DC
convert. The isolation between the CAN controller and the CAN transceiver has a delay of
maximum 50 ns in each direction. This will reduce the possible cable length with 20 meter
compared to having no isolation.

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4 Kvaser PCIcan II Installation
The Kvaser PCIcan II is plug-and-play. There are no switches or jumpers to set. For best
results, install the device drivers first. Follow the instructions on the Kvaser CD to do so.
Important –you must read this entire chapter before installing your Kvaser PCIcan II board.
4.1 Install hardware
For driver installation and firmware update, see the driver installation documentation.
After installing the Kvaser Drivers that comes with the PCIcan II card, follow these steps.
Power down the computer.
For your personal safety, unplug the computer from mains.
Touch the metal chassis of the computer before you remove the PCIcan II from its
protective antistatic plastic bag.
Insert the board into an empty PCI slot.
Power up the computer.
4.2 Updated drivers and device firmware
Updated drivers and device firmware is available from our web site, http://www.kvaser.com.
4.3 Adjusting interrupt and I/O space resources
This is done by the computer’s BIOS at startup time. Interrupt assignment and I/O space
usage can normally not be adjusted.
Note: It is perfectly normal for PCI devices to share a single interrupt in the PC. Kvaser
PCIcan II will work without problems when sharing the interrupt with other PCI devices.
4.4 Motherboard power supply
The PCI standard mandates that if a PCI connector on the computer motherboard provides
5V, it must also provide 3.3V. However, not all computers follow the standard here. If your
PCIcan II board is not responding after installation, it could be a good idea to check the
computer documentation if the PCI slots really are compliant to the PCI standard.

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4.5 The CAN Channels
The standard PCIcan II has two independent I/O ports (CAN channels) as seen in Figure 3.
The first channel, Channel 1, is the one closest to the PCI connector. See Figure 4.
CAN channel PCI
connectors connector
Figure 3. Connectors on the Kvaser PCIcan II.
CAN 2
CAN 1
Figure 4. The channels on the Kvaser PCIcan II

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The pin numbering of the DSUB CAN connector is seen in Figure 5and the functions of the
pins are listed in Table 6.
Figure 5. The D-SUB connector pin numbers on a CAN channel.
Table 6. D-SUB Pin configuration of the HS channels.
D-SUB pin number
Function
1
Not connected.
2
CAN_L
3
GND
4
Not connected.
5
Shield
6
Not connected.
7
CAN_H
8
Not connected.
9
Not connected.
4.6 CAN bus termination
There are no on-board CAN bus terminators on the PCIcan II board. You must terminate the
CAN bus yourself by placing a 120 Ohms resistor between CAN_H and CAN_L at each end
of the CAN bus.
Note that without terminators on the CAN bus, the communication may or may not work –it’s
totally unpredictable. For laboratory use the termination need not be perfect but you will
always need some load resistance between CAN_H and CAN_L somewhere on the CAN bus.

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4.7 LED Indicators
The on-board LEDs, shown in Figure 6 from the CAN connector side, indicate the status of
the card according to Table 7.
Figure 6. Position of the LEDs on a PCIcan II board.
Table 7. Meaning of the LED activity on the PCIcan II boards.
LED Activity
Meaning of LED Activity
Both LEDs (or the single LED on the one-
channel devices) are blinking continuously
with a frequency of around 5 Hz
The built-in self-test failed.
Steady light
The card is OK.
Blinking irregularly
The card is OK, and there is activity (transmit
or receive) on the CAN bus.
4.8 Do’s and Don’ts
Do connect the ground pin on the D-SUB to the ground of your CAN bus.
In case of trouble, do verify that you have at least one terminator on the CAN bus.

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5 Software Support
The Kvaser PCIcan II boards are supported by drivers routines and program examples for
Windows, Linux, etc
2
. The software and its documentation are available from our web site,
and not further documented here.
Kvaser CANKing –a free-of-charge and general-purpose interactive CAN bus monitor can be
download from our web site.
Please visit our homepage http://www.kvaser.com to find software updates, hints and tips and
other helpful information. You are always welcome to contact our Support Team –
[email protected]om.
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6 Disposal and Recycling Information
When this product reaches its end of life, please dispose of it according to your local
environmental laws and guidelines.
For information about Kvaser's recycling programs, visit:
www.kvaser.com/en/kvaser/environment/recycling

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7 Legal Information
This document is Copyright © 2001-2008 Kvaser AB. This document may not be reproduced
without our written permission. Infringement will render the user liable to prosecution.
We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of
printing. Kvaser AB cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this
text. Please also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice
and should not be construed as a commitment on the part of Kvaser AB.
CE Marking Directive
This line of products has been CE marked. We will be pleased to inform you on which
standards this equipment has been tested for compliance.
RoHS Directive
This product is manufactured in accordance with directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of
the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS.)
Trademarks and patents
All product names mentioned in this manual are registered or unregistered trademarks of their
respective owner. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and other countries. Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United
States and other countries. The products described in this document are protected by U.S.
patent 5,696,911.
NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.

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8 Document Revision History
Date
Version
Changes
1
Initial edition
2
Added data for new board revision (universal cards)
July 2004
3
Corrected data for the universal cards –all cards require that
the motherboard provides 5V and 3.3V.
10-DEC-2004
4
Revised part numbers for PCIcan II HS/HS
21-APR-2005
5
Minor edits to the pictures
2006-03-27
6
No major changes of contents
2006-11-10
7
New layout, no major changes
2008-12-01
8
Updated legal information
2011-01-14
9
Updated supported OS list
2011-09-12
10
Updated disposal information
2012-08-31
11
Corrected minimum CAN bit rate